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Benny Griessel Books in Order

Benny Griessel by Deon Meyer contains 10 books, published between 1999 and 2024. The first book is Dead Before Dying (1999) and the newest is Leo (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
1999–2024
Confirmed
10 of 10 titles
Pages on record
2,799 in 7 of 10 books
Reading time
47–70 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,799 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

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Benny Griessel is a South African crime series by Deon Meyer. Griessel, a detective working in South Africa, carries high-profile murder cases and deeper conspiracies alongside his own difficulties, and the books set that work against the country's social and cultural backdrop. Dead Before Dying (1999) opens a run of 10 titles reaching Leo (2024), by way of Devil's Peak (2004), Thirteen Hours (2008), Seven Days (2011), Cobra (2013) and Icarus (2015). Kidnapping, missing persons and cold cases fill out the subject matter.

How many Benny Griessel books are there?

Benny Griessel has 10 books, released between 1999 and 2024.

Benny Griessel Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Benny Griessel books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Devil's Peak by Deon Meyer, book 2 of the Benny Griessel series (2004)
  2. Cover of Thirteen Hours by Deon Meyer, book 3 of the Benny Griessel series (2008)
  3. Cover of Seven Days by Deon Meyer, book 4 of the Benny Griessel series (2011)
  4. Cover of Cobra by Deon Meyer, book 5 of the Benny Griessel series (2013)
  5. Cover of Icarus by Deon Meyer, book 6 of the Benny Griessel series (2015)
  6. Cover of The Last Hunt by Deon Meyer, book 8 of the Benny Griessel series (2019)
  7. Cover of The Dark Flood by Deon Meyer, book 9 of the Benny Griessel series (2022)
  1. 1
    Dead Before Dying1999 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999432
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  2. 2
    Devil's Peak2004 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004384
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  3. 3
    Thirteen Hours2008 · 560 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008560
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  4. 4
    Seven Days2011 · 343 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011343
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  5. 5
    Cobra2013 · 344 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013344
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  6. 6
    Icarus2015 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015352
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    The Woman in the Blue Cloak2018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    The Last Hunt2019 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019384
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    The Dark Flood2022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Leo2024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
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Is there a chronological order for Benny Griessel?

No separate chronological order is on record for Benny Griessel, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Benny Griessel books in order?

You should read the Benny Griessel books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Benny Griessel book also stands alone.

Where to start with Benny Griessel

Start with Dead Before Dying (1999), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Benny Griessel book?

Leo (2024) is the newest Benny Griessel book released so far.

Is there a new Benny Griessel book coming?

No next Benny Griessel book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Benny Griessel at a glance

Still running
Benny Griessel is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Benny Griessel books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
2,799 pages across the 7 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Benny Griessel books, 5 of 10, were published in the 2010s.

What the Benny Griessel books are about

8 of the 10 Benny Griessel books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: south africa is tagged on 5 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Deon Meyer

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.